Old Style vs the USDA head-to-head challenge...

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newlywed wrote: »

OH just has a fit about the thought of me making a mess in the kitchen by kneading bread

You know, if you knead it well, it's a bit like dealing with blue tac... it sort of sticks to itself on the worktop and picks up any stray bits! A kind of... self cleaning loaf :rotfl: I've found it to be cleaner making bread than making muffins. I make them a couple of times a week, so you'd think I'd be used to it, but I always look as though I've taken a dust bath in flour.

germish_se

shaz,
I tried a few different veg boxes this spring and found them all utterly disappointing so gave up on them.

Potatoes
make a gratin with other (root-) veg mixed in

or http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/CommonPage____12939.aspx which is yummy (the lingonberries can be replaced with cranberry sauce.)

use the pyttipanna recipe I posted before and substitute the meat with quorn or soyamince or maybe sundried tomatoes or mushrooms

or try this http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/CommonPage____12940.aspx with a mushroom filling

potato soup served with bread......

ok, I'm out of suggestions at the moment but will get back if anything else occurs to me

acetate_monkey

weezl74 wrote: »

The sour apple bhajee is loveleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!



Weezl x

I have to agree- got to lick the saucepan out afterwards and it tastes lush! :T

ISOM hope your head is better.

As for weezl's early thinking brain, it's ridiculous. I can barely remember my own name 1st thing in the morning and she can work out the zinc content of bread! Some of us have it, some of us...what was i saying again?

Plum_Pie

Maybe you could try here:
http://www.britishpotatoes.co.uk/recipes/

Shaz, if you're looking for interesting vegetable recipes and have a place on your shelves for a new (old!) cook book , I suggest you try Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book, which lists the veg in alphabetical order and many interesting dishes from all over the world (mostly using quite simple ingredients), usually accompanied by some explanation of the history of the dish or some variations or a folk tale or a holiday anecdote about her eating it!

It’s a lovely book just to sit back and read and I got my copy in a charity shop for £1. I also have her Fruit Book, but I've learnt more from the veg one.

shaz_mum_of__2

Germish thanks potato cake things look lush

we aren't veggie but i want the potatoes to be the star

Thanks plum pie a few on there too will look out for the book as well

Thanks

Shaz(having a tea break from dusting and cleaning bathrooms)

weezl74

Hi Shaz, here's how it compares to two slices of the non-seeded equivalent bread. The top number is your seeded version, and the number underneath is your unseeded version.;)

(speaking of seeded and unseeded, anyone checking out wimbledon at the mo?:rotfl:)


Calcium (mg)

8.60%

1.85%

Iron (mg)

17.16%

9.96%

Magnesium (mg)

21.85%

15.52%

Phosphorus (mg)

24.39%

17.86%

Potassium (mg)

5.55%

4.09%

Sodium (mg)

16.72%

16.72%

Zinc (mg)

20.17%

14.64%

Copper (mg)

21.00%

11.83%

Manganese (mg)

36.68%

32.35%

Selenium (mcg)

29.37%

27.95%

Vitamin C (mg)

0.38%

0.00%

Thiamin Vitamin B1 (mg)

30.55%

14.36%

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin (mg)

15.55%

6.64%

Vitamin B3 Niacin (mg)

22.03%

15.60%

Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid (mg)

10.26%

7.66%

Vitamin B6 (mg)

11.38%

8.69%

Vitamin B9 Folate (mcg)

12.19%

4.45%

Vitamin B9 Folic acid (mcg)

8.02%

0.00%

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

1.92%

0.00%

Vitamin A (IU)

4.72%

0.14%

Vitamin A Retinol (mcg)

4.10%

0.00%

Vitamin E alpha-tocopherol (mg)

301.64%

0.00%

Vitamin K ( phylloquinone) (mcg)

5.49%

1.77%

Alpha-carotene (mcg)

6.13%

4.06%

I love it when a bit of nerdiness comes in handy!

Love Weezl x

shaz_mum_of__2

weezl74 wrote: »

Hi Shaz, here's how it compares to two slices of the non-seeded equivalent bread. The top number is your seeded version, and the number underneath is your unseeded version.;)

(speaking of seeded and unseeded, anyone checking out wimbledon at the mo?:rotfl:)



Calcium (mg)

8.60%

1.85%

Iron (mg)

17.16%

9.96%

Magnesium (mg)

21.85%

15.52%

Phosphorus (mg)

24.39%

17.86%

Potassium (mg)

5.55%

4.09%

Sodium (mg)

16.72%

16.72%

Zinc (mg)

20.17%

14.64%

Copper (mg)

21.00%

11.83%

Manganese (mg)

36.68%

32.35%

Selenium (mcg)

29.37%

27.95%

Vitamin C (mg)

0.38%

0.00%

Thiamin Vitamin B1 (mg)

30.55%

14.36%

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin (mg)

15.55%

6.64%

Vitamin B3 Niacin (mg)

22.03%

15.60%

Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid (mg)

10.26%

7.66%

Vitamin B6 (mg)

11.38%

8.69%

Vitamin B9 Folate (mcg)

12.19%

4.45%

Vitamin B9 Folic acid (mcg)

8.02%

0.00%

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

1.92%

0.00%

Vitamin A (IU)

4.72%

0.14%

Vitamin A Retinol (mcg)

4.10%

0.00%

Vitamin E alpha-tocopherol (mg)

301.64%

0.00%

Vitamin K ( phylloquinone) (mcg)

5.49%

1.77%

Alpha-carotene (mcg)

6.13%

4.06%

I love it when a bit of nerdiness comes in handy!

Love Weezl x

Wow super geeky maths amazing what a few added seeds adds :T :T

Any other top tips of superfoods i should be adding to cooking in general

Shaz

boredofbeingathome

Completey amazing....i am bowled over with this.

mama67

Shaz, that box sounds quite dear to me.

Don't kn ow quantites but a large mixed fruit and veg box from my schem would be £17 delivered.

I usually get a small veg box which along with some mushrooms and a cucumber costs me £10 delivered.

The last time I had a veg box, am on a salad one now, I got

1 cauli - 735g
5 leeks - 470g
4 tomatoes - 220g
head of broccoli - 250g
1 courgette - 195g
3 onions - 390g
4 carrots - 400g
6 potatoes -940g



Last weeks salad box had
500g new potataoes
Batavia lettuce
bunch 7 spring onions
cucumber
6 tomatoes
6 carrots
red pepper
pointed cabbage

and then I had 250g mushrooms as an extra

this costs £11.50

BigMummaF

Any headway on the name for the new challenge? Can't really remember what the challenge was going to be tho:rolleyes: ... oh lordy! I've caught Ape Amnesia from Acetate:eek:.. must be one of them poota virussissisiss_pale_

If it's summat to do with gettint to the end of the year, what about "Weezl's Whittling Ways with Wonga":D

Whatever you choose, I like the idea that there is a link back to good ole OSvUSDA, so it's not forgotten.